Team Leader Work and Health Pioneer Programme

**Rate**:£21.41 per hour Umbrella

**Term**: 3 months

**Hours per week**: 37

**Location**: Office

The maintenance, supervision and development of systems and processes for the Work and Health Pioneer Programme. Ensuring accurate and compliant storage of all data held on the systems. Timely reviews and accurate transmission of this data in a variety of forms to prime contractor/DWP: In particular, statutory funding agencies in order to draw down appropriate funding for the service and comply with inspection and funding regimes. Line management of the Work and Health Pioneer Programme Employment Specialists.

Key Duties

1. To lead the maintenance, supervision and development of systems and processes for the Work and Health Pioneer Programme in order to draw down appropriate funding for the service and comply with inspection and funding regimes.

2. Submission and compilation of accurate, compliant and timely external data/financial returns.

3. Submission and compilation of other statutory and ad hoc submissions as required.

4. Ensuring staff are well informed and motivated to contribute to improvements in processes and procedures that will deliver efficiencies and service enhancements, with regard to divisional strategies, quality standards and programmes of work.

5. Development and maintenance of a reporting framework to support the management of the efficiency and quality of the provision; this would include a schedule of internal audits and a timetable of key reporting and other dates.

7. Provision of operational reports to support the smooth running of the Work and Health Pioneer Programme within Halton People into Jobs.

8. Provision of ad hoc reports to support particular business needs arising e.g. Self-Assessment Reporting, Programme Service Standards, Good News Stories.

9. Keeping up-to-date with statutory rules and guidance through reading, attendance at regional and national update events, and participation in forums. Translate this knowledge into day-to-day data and information operational practices and Work and Health Pioneer Programme delivery.

10. Providing advice to managers, team members on eligibility for funding and efficient service delivery to ensure maximum funding can be drawn down and outputs achieved.

11. Provision of training and development of training/materials for all users of input systems and reports.

12. Responsible for the development of the Work and Health Pioneer Programme project team with reference to the relevant management guidelines, strategies, quality service standards and programmes of work.

13. Ensure effective Work and Health Pioneer Programme cover at all times across both HPIJ offices.

14. Engagement activity with partners and external agencies to generate referrals to the Pioneer programme.

15. Undertake quality assurance checks/caseload reviews to ensure contract requirements and service standards are met.

16. Engagement and coordination with internal/external IT services over software, hardware and technical aspects as required for the Work and Health Pioneer Programme to be delivered remotely.

17. Engagement and coordination with government agencies (e.g. DWP/Jobcentre Plus), on an operational and strategic basis.

18. To be an active member of the Employment, Learning & Skills Division, including attending meetings, staff development sessions, contributing to planning and performance and representing the Welfare to Work and Health Service Manager at meetings, as necessary.

19. To work closely with the Division’s Lead Officers in ensuring a joined up employment, learning and skills service for participants.

20. To work within the policies and frameworks set out within the Employment, Learning & Skills Division and Halton Borough Council.

21. Undertake any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned, often outside of normal working hours which are commensurate with the grade of the job.

**Education**
- Educated to at least NVQ 4 or equivalent level of experience in paid or unpaid work
- Level 2 or equivalent in maths and English

**Experience**
- Proven relationship management experience with a variety of partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors, particularly in relation to employment and health
- Experience of working in a results driven culture including managing and monitoring contract performance and quality against agreed milestones and outputs
- Experience of successful financial management, including financial monitoring and control procedures.
- Extensive use of Excel to manipulate and present data
- Supervision and line management of staff
- Ability to work without supervision to meet tightly prescribed deadlines on a regular basis
- Experience of working on government funded employment or training programmes e.g. supporting unemployed people into employment
- Experience of using bespoke Management Information Systems/completion of data returns
- Understanding of Disability Confident

**Knowledge**
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